You'll Never Guess Who's Returning to Grey's Anatomy

Because Cristina Yang deserves CLOSURE.

Seven years after being fired "following on-set clashes and anti-gay remarks," Isaiah Washington will reprise his role as Dr. Preston Burke in a forthcoming episode of Grey's Anatomy. Grey's creator Shonda Rhimes explains his reappearance will serve as closure for Sandra Oh's character, Cristina Yang, who is bowing out of the show at the end of its 10th season. Says Rhimes, "Burke is vital to that journey—he gives her story that full-circle moment we need to properly say goodbye to our beloved Cristina."

He'd better not stand Cristina up again, though, or even show up five minutes late if they grab coffee together or something, because that would be too much.